The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2000 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting IBA criteria.
Populations meeting IBA criteria ('key species') at the site:
| Species |
Red List |
Season (year/s of estimate) |
Size |
IBA criteria |
| Mute Swan Cygnus olor |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
15,445 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
4,575 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Goosander Mergus merganser |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
2,410 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
3,695 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
16,880 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C3 |
| Eurasian Coot Fulica atra |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
18,605 individuals |
B1i, C3 |
| Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
2,000–3,000 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
| Arctic Loon Gavia arctica |
LC |
winter (1988–1993) |
250–1,250 individuals |
A4i, B1i, C2 |
| A4iii Species group - waterbirds |
n/a |
winter (1988–1993) |
64,000–66,000 individuals |
A4iii, C4 |
| Year |
Protected Area |
Designation (management category) |
% coverage of IBA |
| - |
Guldborg Sund |
Game Reserve (-) |
-
|
| - |
Karrebaeksminde |
Game Reserve (-) |
-
|
| - |
Smälandsfarvandet |
National Nature Area (-) |
-
|
| - |
Nakskov Fjord |
National Nature Area (-) |
-
|
| 1977 |
Karrebæk, Dybsø and Avnø Fjords |
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance (-) |
9 |
| 2002 |
Avnø
|
Fredet ved afgørelse, exl. Kirkeomgivelser (V) |
<1 |
| Habitat |
% of IBA |
Habitat detail |
| Marine Neritic |
100 |
|
| Land use |
% of IBA |
| unknown |
- |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Smålandsfarvandet (Denmark). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/smålandsfarvandet-iba-denmark on 25/01/2025.
